Unit 2 Flashcards
Fract/Fring/Frang
Latin: to break
Fractious, infraction, infringe
Fractious
Adj. tending to argue or cause discord
Root: fract
Syn: cross, peevish
Ant: amiable
Infraction
N. minor violation of a rule or law
Root: fract
Syn: transgression
Infringe
V. To intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass
Root: Fring
Cis
Latin: cut, kill
Excise, incisive, consice
Excise
V. To cut out of, remove
Root: cis
Syn: expunge
Insicive
Adj. sharply cutting; direct and powerful
Root: cis
Syn: keen
Ant: dull
Consice
Adj. brief and straightforward
Root: cis
Syn: terse
Ant: rambling
Tom
Greek: to cut
Tome, epitome, dichotomy, anatomy
Tome
N. a large and serious book
Root: Tom
Epitome
N. the best or most common example
Root: Tom
Syn: embodiment
Dichotomy
N. two opposite parts of one whole
Root: Tom
Anatomy
N. the structure or parts, taken as a whole
Root: Tom
Punct
Latin: to sting, pierce
Compunction, punctilious, pungent
Compunction
N. feeling of regret or promise
Root: punct
Syn: petinence